The Story of Keesh Vocabulary
1.abated - became less intense
2.apportioned - divided and distributed
3.prophetic - predicting a future event
4.assailed - attacked
5.contended - argued
6.corroborated - supported a statement
7.context clues - are words in a text that help you figure out the
meaning of an unfamiliar word
8.setting - time period and location in which a story takes place
9.gale- very strong wind
10.grapple - fight without weapons, wrestle
11.character - someone depicted in narrative or drama.
12.oft - literary form of often
13.aghast - filled with horror, shocked
14.mock - a joke; the subject of teasing or criticism
15.presumption - the act of doing something without the right or
permission to do it
16.conflict - central problem a character struggles with in a narrative
●External conflict - struggle between the main character and other people or outside forces, such as a natural disaster
●Internal conflict - struggle within the main character’s own mind.
17.unprecedented - never done before
18.In token - as a sign or symbol of
19.arrogance - an exaggerated sense of one’s importance
20. rising action - a series of events that builds up to the climax, or main
confrontation, in a story.
21.carcasses - the dead bodies of animals
22.entrails - the exposed internal organs of an animal, guts
23.declined - turned down
24. merit - value; worthiness
25.exceeded - went beyond
26.prosperity - wealth; success
27.taxed - confronted
28.hastily - on short notice, hurriedly
29.cunningly - resourcefully, with skill
30.affirmed - agreed
31.wrought - caused
32.relieved - took the place of
33.bidding - asking
34.tremulous - timid; nervous; shaky with fear of nervousness
35.composed - feeling in control
36.blubber - fat under the skin of a whale, seal or polar animal
37.climax - most exciting or important part of a story, which usually
comes near the end
38. Resolution - the outcome of, or solution to, the central conflict, that
brings the story to the end